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Full Time
AND THERE'S THE FULL-TIME WHISTLE! Arsenal go top of the Premier League table!

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ARSENAL WALK IT IN: Chamakh squares to Wilshere who heads home into an empty net from barely a yard!

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GOAL! - Jack Wilshere
2 : 4
GOAL FOR ARSENAL: Wilshere seals it!

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ARSENAL WITH BALL: And in the Villa half! This is what the Gunners need to do to see out these final few minutes

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CLAIMS FOR A PENALTY: Dunne fires a shot through a sea of bodies and it hits one of them. The Villa fans want a spot kick but they aren’t going to get one for that

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FOUR MINUTES OF ADDED ON TIME…

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Substitution
ARSENAL CHANGE: Djourou on for Rosicky

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ARSENAL WITH POSSESSION: They certainly aren’t rushing here…

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GIBBS WINS A CORNER WELL: With two Villa players around him down by the corer flag. That will buy Arsenal a few valuable seconds

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Substitution
Villa also make a change: Herd on for Bannan

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Substitution
And Denilson on for Arshavin…

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Substitution
DOUBLE CHANGE FOR ARSENAL: Gibbs on for Nasri…

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FABIANSKI FALLS ON IT: Dunne heads goalwards from a corner and with Young waiting to pounce the ‘keeper gathers it well

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GOOD TACKLE FROM ARSAHIN: Yes, Arshavin! Young attacks down the left and is stopped by a great sliding challenge

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CAREFUL: Chamakh can’t afford too many more of those as he unfairly jumps into Clark

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VITAL SLIDING CHALLENGE FROM COLLINS: Arshavin plays a clever ball through to Chamakh who bares down on goal inside the area. Just as the Moroccan is about to pull the trigger Collins makes brilliantly timed tackle to deny him

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FABIANSKI CLAIMS: From that free kick Warnock pumped a ball into the box and Dunne jumps highest before heading into the arms of the ‘keeper

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Yellow Card
CHAMAKH BOOKED: For a foul on Dunne on halfway

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A corner was headed goalwards from a corner before Clarke helped it on and via the underside of the bar gets his second from six yards

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GOAL! - Ciaran Clark
2 : 3
Goal for Aston Villa: Clark makes it 2-3

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CLARK INTO THE SIDE NETTING: Sagna fails to deal with a cross and can only clear as far as the Villa goalscorer. Eight yards out he cuts back inside onto his left foot before hitting a shot just the wrong side of the right-hand post. Or, the RIGHT side of the post from our perspective

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AN OPEN GAME: End to end here as both sides are creating decent openings

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Substitution
Change for Villa: Ireland on for Carew

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WELL READ BY KOSCIELNY: Delfouneso runs at the defender before the Frenchman times his tackle expertly to win the ball

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CONFIDENT PLAY FROM ARSENAL: Song, Wilshere and Nasri knock the ball about well in midfield.. much to the frustration of the home fans

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NEAT TOUCHES FROM ARSENAL: They Gunners keep possesion on the edge of the area before Song tries to dink a ball over the top for Arshavin but Dunne heads clear.

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What a start to the second half! Email us via www.arsenal.com/studio, use the 'Facebook Chat' tab to interact with other fans or Tweet us via @ArsenalTVOnline.

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The striker is slipped through before sliding the ball past Friedel on the stretch six yards out. Great response from Arsenal!

Yellow Card
Clark booked: For a foul on Sagna. He was just a bit too eager with that challenge as Sagna beat him to the ball

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The ball gets headed away by Squillaci from a cross by it only goes as far as Clark. He chests the ball down before thundering past Fabianski

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GOAL! - Ciaran Clark
1 : 2
Goal for Aston Villa: Clark makes it 2-1

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VILLA LOOKING DANGEROUS: They have started the second half really brightly here

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IMPORTANT HEADER FROM SAGNA: Young whips a great ball in from the right and with Carew waiting at the back post the defender flicks the ball past the frontman. Great defender from the in-form Frenchman

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TACTCIS: As you were for Arsenal. And why would the boss want to change anything after Arsenal’s domination of the first half?

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We were 2-0 up at half time last week but no mention of how that game ended up please!

Kick Off
And we’re underway in the second half….

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Substitution
Villa change at the break: Delfouneso on for Pires. So we’ve seen the last of the former Gunner for today. The Arsenal fans know his qualities so may not be too disappointed to see the back of him

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Half Time
And there’s the half-time whistle! The Gunners are well worth their lead here.

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Arshavin drills a corner towards the egde of the area and Nasri superbly volleys past the outstrecthed left hand of Friedel who was left with no chance. What a goal!

FRIEDEL STICKS OUT A STRONG RIGHT HAND: Oh what a chance for Chamakh! A great ball in from the right is met by a towering header from the striker who is only denied by a great one-handed stop for the Villa ‘keeper.

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NASRI ROUNDS FRIEDEL: But somehow manages to hit the side netting from six yards out with the goal at his mercy!

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He picks up the ball on the left before cutting inside Young and firing a shot into the bottom right corner. What a great finish from the Russian! Friedel get a hand to it but couldn't keep it out

VILLA FANS UP: Warnock crossed from the left and it hit Wilshere. Handball? Not according to the referee

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CHAMAKH BLOCKS A SHOT: But at the wrong end! Wilshere won the ball well from Carew and played it to Arshavin who found himself on the right. He left Pires on the floor before crossing to Chamakh and he set up a shooting chance for Nasri. His left-footed shot was hitting the target before smacking Chamakh's left leg

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THAT COULD HAVE GONE ANYWHERE: Dunne gets very lucky as he slices a clearance over his own crossbar from just six yards. Nasri fired low across goal and Dunne was close to putting that into his own net

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IT’S SETTLED DOWN SLIGHTLY: After a high tempo start to the game both sides seem content to play the game in midfield and since that glaring miss from Young neither side have created anything

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GOT YOUR NUMBER?: After that early whack from Carew, Koscielny is now wearing a shirt with no number on the back... interesting

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LET OFF: After all that hard work in the opening period of the game we could have quite easily gone behind there. That shows that Arsenal must concentrate at all times against a dangerous Villa side

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HOW ON EARTH HAS YOUNG MISSED THAT?: What a let off! Downing sweeps in a great ball from the right and it misses everyone in the area before eventually reaching Ashley Young at the back post. From barely a yard he somehow prods his effort over the bar

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ARSHAVIN GOES DOWN: Inside the area but the referee doesn’t want to know and the ball rolls harmlessly out for a goal kick. There was no real shout from the Arsenal players… or supporters there

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ARSENAL REALLY ON TOP HERE: They have had much the better of the opening 20 minutes and have created a few good chances as Villa have looked nervous in the opening stages

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THE HOME FANS GETTING FRUSTRATED: Luke Young tires to play a ball down the right to Downing though the pair are on different wavelengths and it goes harmlessly to Fabianski

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NASRI DRILLS JUST WIDE: From that corner the ball gets headed away as far as Rosicky who squares to the Frenchman. 25 yards from goal he cuts inside onto his left foot and hits a left-footed shot agonizingly wide of the right post

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ASHAVIN’S SHOT DEFLECTS WIDE: He hits an effort through a crowd of bodies and hits Warnock, I think, before going out for a corner

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The away fans really are singing their hearts out!

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NANANANANANANANA: Samir Nas-a-ri, Nas-a-ri… SAMIR NAS-A-RI

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ROSICKY TESTS FRIEDEL: Chamakh slips the ball through to the Czech man and he hits a shot low to the goalkeeper’s left. The American makes a smart stop as he holds on to the ball with Arsenal shirts waiting to pounce

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FIRST SIGN OF PIRES: Though he is flagged offside. He receives the ball on the left and before he is able to attack Sagna the referee pulls it back for offside

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KOSCIELNY GETS A WHACK: From Carew as the pair go up for a header. He’s having to change his shirt on the touchline in front of us, but he’s back on now…

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ALL YOU CAN HERE IS ARSENAL FANS: ‘Arsenal Arsenal Arsenal….’

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PIRES WATCH: He has struggled to get into the game so far as Wilshere, Song and Co have had the better of it in midfield

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KOSCIELNY WINS A HEADER: Against the big man that is John Carew from a goal kick

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SQUILLACI DOWN: And he looks in a bit of pain here. He tries to Sheppard the ball out for a goal kick and gets a whack from Warnock after the ball had gone out. He’s up now though and back in position

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CHAMAKH GOES FOR GOAL: Left footed he drags a shot wide from outside the area

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CHAMAKH FLICKS IT ON: Pires loses out to Song and feeds Sagna on the right. From a promising position he crosses well in the direction of the striker. He tries to head goalwards but just can’t get enough on it from the penalty spot

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ROSICKY FIRES JUST WIDE: Wilshere plays an intelligent ball into the captain who drags a shot wide from a promising position on the right of the area. Very clever from Wilshere...

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TACTICS: Arshavin from the left, Rosicky in the middle and Nasri on the right. With Song and Wilshere holding

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EARLY CHANCE FOR ARSENAL: Sloppy from Villa as they give the ball away on the edge of their own area. Arshavin nicks in before feeding Nasri inside the area though under pressure he can’t get a shot away. Positive start for the Gunners

Kick Off
AND HERE WE GO: COME ON YOU GUNNERS!

CAPTAINS SHAKE HANDS: And Arsenal will kick off playing from left to right in the first half

ARSENAL FANS IN FULL VOICE: A lot of Gooners have made the trip today and are making themselves heard!

The players do their customary line-up and Pires is second last in the Villa que. He gets a few hugs along the line, remember he has been training with Arsene Wenger and his side in recent months

HERE THEY COME: Arsenal in yellow shirts, redcurrant shorts and yellow socks lead by captain Rosicky

It’s a bitterly cold November’s day at Villa Park. The players are in the tunnel and here we go…

Robert Pires has just been announced to the Villa fans for the first time. I wonder what will be going through his mind before the game? An emotional day for a number of reasons for the midfielder.

The away fans are making are making a lot of noise to my left as the Arsenal team is read out the by the announcer. Every player greeted by a cheer...

The Arsenal team have just made their way back into the dressing rooms and are being closely followed by the Villa side. Kick off is fast approaching...

I’ve just taken my seat in the press box and am fortunate enough to be sitting alongside Dan Roebuck. Today, Dan is wearing a very fetching brown fury leather coat and if I say so myself is pulling it off very well!

Ahead of today’s reunion with Robert Pires, Wenger insists the cultured French midfielder would still be an asset to any Premier League side, he STARTS for the home team today.

Marouane Chamakh replaces Nicklas Bendtner and leads the Arsenal attack. Alex Song, Andrey Arshavin and captain for the day Tomas Rosicky start in midfield while Lukasz Fabianski continues in goal.

So Bacary Sagna, Gael Clichy and Laurent Koscielny come into defence as Johan Djourou and Kieran Gibbs drop to the bench. Emmanuel Eboue misses out with a knee injury.

What do you make of Arsene Wenger's starting XI ?Email us via www.arsenal.com/studio, use the 'Facebook Chat' tab to interact with other fans or Tweet us via @ArsenalTVOnline. Don't forget our post-match phone-in.

My first job will be to bring you the Arsenal team and here it is: : Fabianski, Sagna, Koscielny, Squillaci, Clichy, Nasri, Song, Wilshere, Rosicky (c), Arshavin, Chamakh

The MatchDay Show gets underway at 12.15pm (UK time) with the best of the Arsene Wenger’s pre-match exclusive, an exclusive interview with Theo Walcott ahead of the game, the best bits from the Arsene Wenger’s pre-match press conference and all the breaking team news.

What are your thoughts ahead of the match Arsenal fans? Do you think the pressure of going top has an effect on the players approach to games? How big is the loss of Cesc Fabregas? Are you confident of getting back on track against a heavily depleted Aston Villa? And tell me… What starting XI do you think the Boss should pick? Email us via www.arsenal.com/studio, use the 'Facebook Chat' tab to interact with other fans or Tweet us via @ArsenalTVOnline. Don't forget our post-match phone-in. Lines open on the final whistle and the number you will need to dial is 020 7607 3200. If you're calling from outside the UK, dial +44 20 7607 3200

I, along with the rest of the Arsenal TV Online team, was up at the crack of sparrows this morning and after a short tube journey to Potters Bar where my carriage was waiting - two hours of very much Arsenal centric debate followed as we made our way up the M1. But it doesn’t matter what we think – we want YOUR views before, during and after the game.

So, it’s another early Saturday morning start for all you Gooners out there as Arsene Wenger takes his team to Aston Villa for another vital Premier League clash. I think it’s safe to say that this game really is pivotal to the rest of Arsenal’s season! After two defeats in a week what better way to get back on track than with three points today?!

I'm Giuseppe Muro and I’ll be bringing you minute by minute updates of today's game from Villa Park.

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